Political discussions are almost always framed as a choice between opposing opinions. We are asked whether we agree or disagree with someone’s opinion, proposed policy, or course of action. Of course, ...

This is a summary of a story that ran originally on the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences website. Want to get involved in politics but don’t know how? Political scientist Allison Anoll has this ...

Office politics is a blood sport and the most talented people keep losing. Psychologists say three traits separate the ...

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The first two weeks of the Iran ...

With the midterm elections now firmly upon us, the question is whether Democratic candidates will do more than merely occupy ballot lines as mild alternatives to the red-hot crisis that is Donald ...

Some of the differences track closely with the ideological balance of the groups. For example, groups on the right of the political spectrum are much more likely to report regularly getting news from ...

The principle of intellectual charity is fundamental to constructive political conversations. This principle states that, in any discussion, we should accept the best version of an opponent’s ideas, ...